The reply of Her Majesty to the Address of the
House of Commons praying that she would place the temporalities of the Irish Church at the disposal of Parliament was delivered on Tuesday night through the Comptroller of the Household, amid a scene of some excitement. It was expected up to the last minute by a few members that the reply would be evasive, but it was of course clearly in the affirmative. Her Majesty says, " Relying on the wisdom of my Parliament, I desire that my interest in the tem- poralities of the United Church of England and Ireland may not stand in the way of the consideration by Parliament of any measure relating thereto that may be introduced in the present session." There is therefore no legal obstacle to the passing of the Suspensory Act, should the Lords consent—a point not quite so clearly settled as Orangemen seem to believe.
